Roland TR-8S Rhythm Machine + TB-3 Bass Synthesiser Music Production Package

This Roland music production package provides you with an excellent music production/live performance setup and allows you to creatively build tracks using a wealth of professional sound design tools and controls and includes a TR-8S rhythm performer as well as a TB-3 bass synthesiser. This package is perfect for both music producers and live performers looking for new exciting features and functionalities that allow you to create impressive musical phrases and loops instantly.

The Roland TR-8S is a rhythm performer that is based upon one of the most influential drum machines ever created, the TR-808, and combines the best of Roland’s heritage with modern production techniques which allow you to create new, exciting sounds that will amaze your audience. The TR-8S comes with the most iconic drum sounds of all time as well as a vast library of samples to use in your productions, or you can import your own custom sounds, using the hands-on controls and excellent production tools you can build patterns and grooves to suit your exact requirements. The TR-8S comes with brand new Analogue Circuit Behaviour technology that provides you with a new level of detail and nuances that give you the classic Roland sound.

The TB-3 is a bass synthesiser that has been build upon one of the most influential synthesiser of the 20th century, the TB-303. The TB-3 features the unmistakable sound of the 303 with loads of contemporary production and performance functions such as a pressure-sensitive touchpad which lets you seamlessly program your own musical phrases and loops using a 32-step step sequencer, or you can record your sequences on-the-fly. This synthesiser comes equipped with 134 pre-programmed sounds providing you with a plethora of basses, leads, and sound effects that you can utilise in your own productions, you can then further tweak and adjust the sounds using the super-smooth synthesiser controls.

• Powerful and intuitive performance-tuned instrument
• Loaded with detailed circuit models of the 808, 606, 909, 707, 727 and other modified versions
• Custom ACB (analog circuit behaviour) technology provides authentic sound and ultra-responsive behaviour, faithfully capturing the style and sound of your favourite drum machines
• Powerful new processor provides added detail and nuanced sound
• Incorporate presets and custom samples via SD card slot
• Create unique hybrid and layered kits for optimal flexibility
• Integrated specialised effects for sound shaping
• Comprehensive control section with precision attenuators, faders, 16-step sequence, connection controls and more
• Ergonomic layout for fast and fluid playability
• Performance-tuned instrument, ideal for live performances
• Store up to 128 patterns, each with eight variations of three kinds of fills/patterns/variations
• Automation, panning, drum tuning, pitch effects and motion recording
• Ideal for both stage and studio applications
• Eight separate analog outputs
• High-resolution 24-bit/9k6Hz digital-to-analog converters for optimal audio fidelity
• Dedicated trigger output and stereo audio inputs for external sources
• Integrated multi-channel audio and MIDI interface
• RGB colour faders
• Customisable TR-REC buttons allow you to change the brightness, glow and colour of each element

Roland TB-3 Bass Synthesiser Key Features

• Meticulously crafted from a pristine TB-303 unit, original spec sheets, and archival data
• Roland’s ACB technology models each component and every aspect of the original TB-303 sound
• Faithful recreation of the original saw and square oscillator waveforms
• Attack, slide, tie, and other elements that characterize the TB-303 have been fully reproduced, including how they interact with each other
• Authentic filter behavior with smooth response and classic sound
• Pressure-sensitive touch pad
• 134 captivating sounds, including the original TB-303 tones and new four-oscillator, effects-processed basses, leads, and sound effects
• Dedicated Tempo control with shuffle and tap tempo functions
• Control built-in effects with smooth, responsive knobs
• 7-segment, 3-character LED display
• Seamless switching between pattern creation and performance
• 16-step indicator lights to aid in pattern creation
• Pattern support for up to 32 steps
• Easy access to shuffle control for bass lines that groove
• Enter steps manually or record in real time on the touch pad
• Change step count during playback to alter the length of phrases
• Random pattern generation and pattern modification
• Pattern copy function

Roland TR-8S Rhythm Performer Technical Specifications

• User Drum Kits: 128
• User Patterns: 128
• Display: 16 characters, 2 line (backlit LCD)
• 7 segments, 4 characters (LED)
• External Storage: SD Card (SDHC supported) for backup/restore function and import sample data
• Power Supply: AC adaptor
• Current Draw: 2,000 mA
• Accessories: AC adaptor, Owner's manual, Leaflet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY”
• Width: 409 mm
• Depth: 263 mm
• Height: 58 mm
• Weight: 2.1 kg

Roland TB-3 Bass Synthesiser Technical Specifications

• Instruments: Preset Patches - 134
• Sequencer: User Patterns: 64
• Maximum Step: 32 Steps (each pattern)
• Scatter: Preset - 8
• Controllers: Touchpad, Cutoff knob, Resonance knob, Accent knob, Effect knob
• Display: 7 segments, 3 characters (LED)
• Connectors: PHONES jack - Stereo 1/4-inch phone type
• OUT (L/MONO, R) jacks: 1/4-inch phone type
• MIDI (IN, OUT): 5-pin connectors
• USB port: USB type B (Audio/MIDI)
• DC IN: jack
• Power Supply: AC adaptor, or obtained via USB port (USB bus power)
• Current Draw: 500 mA
• Accessories: Owner's manual, AC adaptor, Leaflet "USING THE UNIT SAFELY"
• Width: 240 mm
• Depth: 173 mm
• Height: 57 mm
• Weight: 820 g